Chapter 601 Cooperation with the Japanese Army
Staring at Chen Zhengyu, he continued to ask: "What opportunity?"
Chen Zhengyu thought and expressed his thoughts: "Captain, my idea is to agree to the Japanese's proposal on the surface and cooperate with them to eat the independent regiment. He secretly revealed the news of the Japanese sending troops to the two independent regiments, and asked them to set up ambush in their base areas, concentrate superior forces and firepower to eat the Japanese puppet army's offensive forces. If they can't eat them, they will be able to severely hurt them."
Zhou Cheng thought so in his heart, and quickly turned his attention to several battalion commanders: "Did you hear it? This is the difference between using your brain and not using your brain!"
"According to your proposal just now, we can only kill one spy who is working hard for the Japanese."
"But if you deal with the Japanese devils according to the Chief of Staff's proposal and the operation is done well, it will be fine to kill three or four thousand devils."
"The Japanese troops stationed in Shanxi are not many. If we kill three or four thousand people, it will definitely be more difficult for them to recover their strength, and our National Salvation Army will have a longer rest time."
"The evacuation of the independent groups from Yangquan and Shouyang will also make it easier to gain a foothold in the new base!"
"After calling the negotiator sent by the Japanese, I and the Chief of Staff first agreed to their proposal. During this process, two of you separated from each other and disagreed with the proposal. One of you agreed to the proposal. It would be best to have a fight in front of each other, so that the Japanese and puppet troops felt that we had an internal strife for this matter, which further weakened the concerns and vigilance of the Japanese and puppet troops towards us."
The Yangquan Independent Regiment Headquarters, the political commissar stayed here alone, commanding the troops to transport supplies, weapons and ammunition.
The entire regiment has more than 3,000 people, and every day they only eat horses and chew, they consume a lot of supplies. As the steward of the independent regiment, he must prepare the supplies and ammunition needed for the troops to travel to the new base in advance, so as not to starve in future battles and no ammunition is available...
The regiment commander and chief of staff were all staying at the front enemy command center, guarding next to the map, and studying the marching routes after the troops evacuated from the base.
The Yangquan base is nearly thirty kilometers away from the new base they are about to create, and several Japanese and puppet troops blockade lines were blocked in the middle.
We must find a route with few Japanese and puppet troops and sufficiently hidden to march to ensure that after the troops set off, they can quickly pass through the blockade line and enter a new base with lightning speed.
"Captain, the superior just sent a secret message and you need to translate it yourself!" The radio operator suddenly came over.
It is now a critical moment when the Independent Regiment evacuates Yangquan, any accident may affect the future of the Independent Regiment.
The regiment commander did not dare to neglect and cooperated with the chief of staff. It took less than ten minutes to translate the secret telegram. Then the chief of staff became excited: "Captain, we were still thinking about how to attack the east and west just now, and attract the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops on our march to other places. We took the opportunity to cross the blockade line and enter a new base."
"Now don't have to think about it anymore. The Japanese actually took the initiative to bring this opportunity to us. This is completely God's help. Even God is standing by our side!"!
The team leader said, "The benefits are more than these..."
"According to the secret telegram, the Japanese would draw about three infantry brigades to deal with our Yangquan Independent Regiment, and the Japanese troops surrounding us certainly could not gather so many troops, which means they had to mobilize troops from a further distance."
"I just looked at the map. If nothing unexpected happens, the new base we are about to create is within the scope of the Japanese army's troops, and at least half an infantry brigade will be drawn out!"
"If we eat all three brigades of Japanese devils in Yangquan, not only will our way to the new base be unobstructed and very smooth. Creating a new base will also become very easy because the enemy's troops are reduced, but we can also seize more weapons and ammunition through the battlefield to develop troops in the new base."
The Chief of Staff quickly turned his gaze to the map, and after thinking about it for less than half a minute, he nodded with nodding, but it didn't last long, and his brows that had just stretched began to frown again.
Then he stared at the commander and asked hesitantly: "Captain, your plan just now is very good."
"If we do it, our development in the new base will not be worse than here, but I don't think we have such a big appetite to eat more than 3,000 Japanese at one time..."
"With the strength of the independent group, it would be great if it could kill more than a thousand Japanese devils in one battle."
"According to the proposal of Commander Zhou in the secret telegram, we must divide at least two battalions of troops to continue confronting the National Savior Army and paralyze the Japanese. Then there are less than four battalions left in the troops we can use to fight an annihilation war, and there are only a little more than two thousand people. It is definitely no problem to ambush more than one thousand Japanese. If there are more than two thousand Japanese, we will be sure to win at most 30%; if there are more than three thousand Japanese, we will have less than 10% chance of winning, and we may even be backfired by the Japanese and puppet troops."
After listening to the Chief of Staff’s analysis, the regiment commander’s good mood was gone.
In his memory, the Independent Regiment fought the largest war to completely wipe out a dissatisfied infantry brigade of the Japanese army.
During that ambush, the Independent Group gathered all the troops in the base area that could go to the battlefield to participate in the battle, and the guerrillas were almost allowed to join. In the end, the battle ended with more than 500 casualties.
Now the Independent Regiment can only mobilize more than 2,000 people to participate in the war, but the Japanese army's troops have soared to more than 3,000 people. There is also a regiment of puppet troops to assist in the battle. From the perspective of military strength comparison, the Independent Regiment has no chance of winning.
But the leader was unwilling to let go of this piece of fat that had been delivered to his mouth.
Moreover, judging from the content of the secret telegram, Zhou Cheng also hopes that the Independent Regiment can wipe out all the Japanese and puppet troops entering Yangquan.
His brain was running rapidly, thinking about ways to break the deadlock, and finally he really thought of one.
"There is a way!" the commander's eyes lit up.
He stared at the Chief of Staff and asked, "Do you remember the battle we entered the enemy-occupied area a few days ago?"
"After a round of artillery fire, the cavalry troops only launched an assault, and the more than a thousand Japanese and puppet troops on the position were finished. We can completely follow the example and fight the same victory."
"In addition to our capture in Yangquan County, the entire regiment equipped with more than 30 artillery pieces of various caliber equipment, gathered them together, stared at the Japanese bombing, and then attacked the Japanese, using the rapid assault ability of the cavalry troops to destroy the Japanese with lightning speed, forcing them to fight each other."
"In the end, the infantry rushed forward and divided the Japanese and puppet troops who were dispersed by the cavalry, and finally gathered superior forces and firepower to defeat them one by one, swallowing them one by one until they were completely wiped out."
"Although we can only draw more than 2,000 infantry to participate in the battle, and our strength is not as good as the Japanese, we can give them more light and heavy machine guns and suppress the Japanese with their firepower advantage."
"No matter how powerful the Japanese are, they will be sieve in front of the dense rain of bullets."
"As long as our offensive firepower is strong enough, no matter how many Japanese and puppet troops are, they can kill them all."
"At present, each infantry company of the regiment's main force is equipped with three light machine guns, and an average of one infantry platoon is equipped with one."
"A few days ago, the National Rescue Army compensated us for about twenty light machine guns. Nearly twenty were seized at Yangquan County. When we left Yangquan County, the National Rescue Army gave us more than twenty, all of which were more than seventy."
"Add them all to the main forces involved in the ambush battle. On average, each battalion will be supplemented with twenty and six in each company. With everyone's original equipment, an infantry squad can be assigned a light machine gun, and an infantry battalion can be divided into four heavy machine guns."
"With such a powerful firepower configuration, it is definitely no problem for one of our main forces to surround a Japanese infantry squadron that was defeated by cavalry."
The Chief of Staff quickly thought of another question: "If the infantry is not enough, you can use firepower to make up. That's fine. What should I do with the cavalry? We only have one cavalry company, and the Japanese army has more than 3,000 people. No matter how strong our artillery fire covers, we will never blow them up. If the cavalry company is asked to attack the Japanese, we might be able to kill the Japanese at the beginning. When they react, the cavalry company is definitely not an opponent. It is impossible to equip each cavalry squad with a light machine gun like the infantry..."
"Even if it is really suitable, the cavalry cannot charge while holding a light machine gun."
"Doing this not only fails to increase their assault capabilities, but instead weakens their mobility and is counterproductive."
The regiment commander replied confidently: "Chief of Staff, don't worry, I won't do such stupid things!"
"We only have one cavalry company, and they alone can't defeat two or three thousand Japanese devils. But the national rescue army has it."
"I asked roughly when I met Captain Zhou last time. The cavalry of the National Salvation Army had more than 800 people in public or secret."
"If we ask Captain Zhou for help, ask him to send half of the cavalry to support us, and then let all the cavalry change into our independent regiment's uniform and gather 500 cavalrymen, we will definitely be able to destroy more than 2,000 Japanese devils!"
"Of course, if Captain Zhou can support us some more artillery and we will gather enough fifty artillery to attack the Japanese, I will be at least 90% sure to wipe out all the Japanese and puppet troops entering our base, and strive to fight an unprecedented victory before leaving."
When the Japanese Army Headquarters in Taiyuan, the Chief of Staff smiled as soon as he received a telegram from the front line, he ran to the commander and reported with an excited look on his face: "Sir, the matter is done!"
"The National Salvation Army promised to cooperate with us, attack two independent regiments in front and behind, and strive to wipe them out."
"But the National Salvation Army slightly changed the conditions we proposed and asked us to sell them 100,000 oceans of medicine at one time, and the price of the medicine was 20% off!"
"Bageyalu, this Zhou Cheng is really greedy. The 50,000 oceans of medicine can't satisfy him!" The commander cursed dissatisfied.
The Chief of Staff was not angry, and looked at the commander and comforted him happily: "Resorry, although the National Rescue Army doubled the conditions, it did not suffer much damage for us."
"No matter whether it is 50,000 or 100,000 oceans, the National Salvation Army needs to pay for it, not for free."
"Although the price is a little lower, compared to the benefits that this action may bring to us after the success of the action, we are still the winner."
"When we take over the National Rescue Army in the future, we have the opportunity to deal with Zhou Cheng."
"A little impotent will cause trouble for the big plan. I beg the superior to agree to the conditions proposed by the National Rescue Army!"
Chapter completed!